Global Action on International Aviation and Climate Change · 2019. 9. 17. · Climate Change: Key Elements of Resolution A37-19 • Global Aspirational Goals: – 2% annual fuel

International Civil Aviation Organization

Jane Hupe

Chief, Environment Branch, ICAO

29 November 2012

Global Action on International Aviation and

Climate Change

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Aviation in context: contributions across Social,

Economic and Environmental pillars of Sustainable

Development

2% of Global human-made CO2 emissions

2%

98%

Global CO2Emissions

2.2 trillion USD

global economic

impact

Up to 3.5 % of

global GDP

supported

35% of world trade

by value carried

Freedom to

travel, access

to mobility,

exchange of

cultural

experience

56.6 million jobs

supported by

aviation

worldwide

2.8 billion

passengers per

year

Global

Economy

Fast, reliable, and safe

mode of transport

No comparative

alternatives for long

haul passenger

transport

Includes tourism catalytic

impact

34.5 million are aviation-

enabled jobs in the tourism

sector


• Aviation provides the only rapid worldwide

transportation network, which makes it

essential for global business and tourism.

• Aviation is indispensable for tourism,

globally, 51% of international tourists travel

by air.

• GHG emissions from travel and tourism are

estimated to contribute about 5% in terms of

global CO2 emissions

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International Aviation and Tourism

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ICAO Policy on Climate Change

ICAO is the first United Nationsagency to lead a sector in theestablishment of a globallyharmonized agreement foraddressing its CO2 emissions

A37-19: Consolidated statement

of continuing ICAO policies and

practices related to

environmental protection –

Climate change


Climate Change: Key Elements of

Resolution A37-19

• Global Aspirational Goals:

– 2% annual fuel efficiency improvement

– stabilizing its global CO2 emissions at 2020 levels

• Basket of Mitigation Measures:

– Technological Measures – CO2 certification Standard, etc.

– Operational Measures – Air Traffic Management, etc.

– Market-based Measures – framework / a global scheme

– Sustainable Alternative Fuels for Aviation

• States’ Action Plans, allowing:

– Sates to identify measures on CO2 emissions reduction activities

– ICAO to monitor progress in achieving the global aspirational goals and

address assistance needs of States


States’ Action Plans

• For Member States

Opportunity to identify and communicate measures to address

CO2 emissions from international aviation as well as any

assistance needs to implement the measures

• For ICAO

Assess the global progress towards the achievement of

aspirational goals and address specific assistance needs of States.

… Dynamic shift of ICAO from “Standard and policy setting” to “implementation mode”

Communication Tool

between ICAO and

Its Member States


ICAO Guidance Document

ICAO provides assistance to States to

develop their action plan (1/4)




ICAO APER Web Interface




RTK of total States trained, out

of global international

aviation RTK: 93%

7 Regional Workshops organized


ICAO “Assistance for Action – Aviation and Climate

Change” Seminar




States’ Action Plans

54 Member States that represent 75.45 % of global international air traffic developed and submitted their action plans to ICAO (as of 4 September 2012)


Sustainable drop-in Alternative Fuels

for Aviation

• One of the most exiting and promising opportunities for reducing aviation CO2emissions, while improving local air quality

• Airlines are using sustainable drop-in biofuels from different feedstocks that do not require changes to aircraft or fuel delivery infrastructure

• Technological aspects are proved to be viable


Biofuels & ICAO’s role

• ICAO Global Framework on Aviation

Alternative Fuels (GFAAF), a platform for

sharing information on best practices and

initiatives on the development and

deployment of such fuels

• ICAO is facilitating international efforts to

ensure the availability of sufficient, cost-

competitive quantities of such fuels for

use in aviation

• ICAO experts group to develop policy

recommendations


Market Based Measures (MBMs)

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• The 37th Assembly requested the development of a framework

for MBMs, and the exploration of a global MBM scheme

• Options for a global MBM scheme identified by the ICAO Council

were reduced to three in June 2012:

– Global Mandatory Offsetting

– Global Mandatory Offsetting with a Revenue Generation Mechanism

– Global Emissions Trading (Cap & Trade System)

• In November 2012 the Council agreed to establishment of a

High-level Group to provide recommendations on a series of

policy issues which have arisen in the course of ICAO’s work on

aviation and climate change, including the feasibility of a global

MBM scheme for international aviation

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ICAO Carbon Emissions + Green

Meetings Calculators

Tool define optimal location for a

meeting in terms of CO2 emissions,

taking into consideration the city

origin and the number of

participants, as well as other

parameters.

http://www.icao.int/environmental-

protection/Pages/Tools.aspx


Summary

• ICAO and its member States have been making progress in key

areas on international aviation and climate change:

• CO2 Standard

• Operational improvements

• Sustainable alternative fuels for aviation

• Market-based Measures (MBMs)

• A package of all the mitigation measures is available for States

to choose and include in their Action Plans.

• Climate change will remain the main challenge on the ICAO

environmental activities in the upcoming years.


For more information on our activities, please visit ICAO’

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Global Action on International Aviation and Climate Change · 2019. 9. 17. · Climate Change: Key Elements of Resolution A37-19 • Global Aspirational Goals: – 2% annual fuel